Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Including Outreach support) Lansdown Park Academy Contract: Permanent, Full Time (Term Time Only + insets) Hours: 37 Per Week Salary: CLF Grade D (£30,963 - £33,779) Actual Starting Salary: £26,513 Start: January 2025 Advert Closing Date: 18th November
We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Level 3 to join our supportive and talented team at Lansdown Park Academy. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.
What we are looking for: We are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Level 3 to complement the work of teachers by taking responsibility for developing and delivering agreed learning activities under an appropriate system of supervision. The role will involve a variety of elements set out below but include a small number of Outreach cases. Here the successful candidate will work with pupils in their mainstream settings to provide interventions to support improved behaviour for learning. The HLTA will support teachers but also deliver learning/intervention activities for individuals and groups. Undertake specified work, including delivering lessons to small groups or whole classes on a regular basis within an agreed system of supervision and pre-determined framework. The role will play a significant part in the educational, personal and social development of pupils, advancing learning under the direction and guidance of relevant colleagues (e.g. the Principal, SENCO and class teachers.) You will support students in accessing the curriculum, engaging with their learning and achieving their full potential by employing relevant strategies and techniques developed as a result of significant experience, specialist knowledge, skill and expertise. You will deliver measurable impact on student attainment as well as social and emotional well-being, the benefits of which are likely to extend beyond the individual student or class in order to have a wider positive impact. The post would be suited to an experienced TA looking for the next step in their career or a current HLTA looking for a change in role or setting. About the Cabot Learning Federation: The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools. CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
How to Apply: Please download the Candidate Information Pack below, which includes wider details on the role and the job description and person specification. Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application. Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Safeguarding and pre-employment checks: The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.